Risk of readmission following contact with Crisis Resolution and Home treatment Teams

  • Applicant: Chin-Kuo Chang
  • Project ID: 15-068

Crisis resolution and home treatment teams (CRTs) were implemented nationally in the UK following The NHS Plan in 2000. Crisis teams aim to offer an alternative to hospital admission during mental health crises, providing rapid assessment, home treatment, and facilitation of early discharge from hospital. Findings regarding the effectiveness of CRTs in reducing number of hospital admissions have been mixed, showing that CRTs did not always lead to reducing admission rates. Variables that have been found to be associated with hospital admission in the short-term following contact with CRTs include social deprivation, suicidal ideation and previous hospital admissions. We will further investigate how CRTs works for the risk of readmission in the setting of SLAM in southeast London.

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